Northland
Date:
21 December 2020
DOC has released a video highlighting concerns about the long-term future of the bottlenose dolphins in Te Pēwhairangi/Bay of Islands.
Date:
17 November 2020
DOC has been working with Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa to provide employment to people who lost work due to Covid-19.
Date:
13 November 2020
New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird, the tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern’s first eggs of the season have been impacted by wild weather in Northland over the last week.
Date:
09 November 2020
DOC will close public access to Tāne Mahuta from 16 November to approximately 19 November 2020 for repairs to the viewing platform.
Date:
01 October 2020
A Brydes whale was found washed up on Pakiri beach and reported to Department of Conservation (DOC) on 18 September 2020. Samples have been taken for analysis to confirm the cause of death.
Date:
07 August 2020
New Zealand’s most endangered birds, tara iti/New Zealand fairy terns, received a boost to their upcoming breeding season with the creation of new man-made shell nesting sites in Mangawhai in Northland and Papakanui, north of Auckland.
Date:
10 May 2020
Source:
Offices of the Minister for Biosecurity and the Minister of Conservation
Redeployed workers are set to pick up jobs in biosecurity and conservation projects to get the regional economy moving again.
Date:
12 March 2020
Kauri dieback disease has been found in Puketi Forest, Bay of Islands, in a remote location following sampling of the site and identification by aerial surveillance.
Date:
05 March 2020
An endangered green turtle called Calvin was returned to the wild at Rangiputa in Northland today.